A U.S.-Nebraska linked quarterly econometric model is used to examine i~?acts on the corn, beef and hog industries from immediate and gradual removal of price supports. The results indicate that the agriculture sector is more adversely affected from removal of price supports gradually than...

A U.S.-Nebraska linked quarterly econometric model is used to examine i~?acts on the corn, beef and hog industries from immediate and gradual removal of price supports. The results indicate that the agriculture sector is more adversely affected from removal of price supports gradually than...

Since corn is the primary feedstock used for producing ethanol in the U.S., and ethanol production yields byproducts that can be fed to livestock in combination with corn, addressing the effect of ethanol production on meat markets should consider not only demand and supply interdependence...

The "trigger price" oligopoly model is used to develop a test for oligopolistic as well as oligopsonistic conduct by observing how an industry responds to unexpected declines in output demand. The hypothesis that U.S. beef packers maintain cooperative pricing strategies is rejected.